reapersgt wrote Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:45 pm:This gets thrown out a lot. The biggest difference between a regular job and the NFL, and why it can’t be treated as the same thing.

The players are the employees, that is 100% true. They are also the product...again 100% true.

If I was a toy salesman who was [insert grievances] you could fire me and hire someone else to sell the toy even if I was a great salesman the toy is what my business sells and they will continue to sell the toy. I’m not sure what player/situation this argument is about so I’ll stick with Peters. If you fire Peters you immediately become a worse product and another product is going to get better...while you’re paying him.

While true, letting that attitude fester is why players grow out of control. The Hoodie never lets it happens because he makes it clear that a player is replaceable if they deviate from the formula.

CarrKnight wrote Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:07 pm:While true, letting that attitude fester is why players grow out of control. The Hoodie never lets it happens because he makes it clear that a player is replaceable if they deviate from the formula.

it can become a fine line.... but anyone on this board who says they would have cut or traded Mack for walking out of practice.... is nuts....

CarrKnight wrote Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:07 pm:While true, letting that attitude fester is why players grow out of control. The Hoodie never lets it happens because he makes it clear that a player is replaceable if they deviate from the formula.

It helps that he’s won multiple Super Bowl rings and has the greatest QB of all time at his disposal. The respect level it pretty much built in

Depressed wrote Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:21 pm:It helps that he’s won multiple Super Bowl rings and has the greatest QB of all time at his disposal. The respect level it pretty much built in

this is key. you cant just get guys to buy into you without winning. If a guy comes in and acts like the boss he better have something to back it up.

Also, yes belichick is hard on his players. But he is the hardest on tom brady. He regularly will pick on tom on purpose. Its brady who is ok with it that is the key. When your best player gets criticised and accepts it, everyone else will too.

Chiefs defense has never been that good, numbers wise. Carr only plays against them like they are. But the reason they look worse this yr is cause they are not getting the TOs and the lucky bounces anymore. You can't win every game, every yr like that.

getovahit wrote Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:34 pm:this is key. you cant just get guys to buy into you without winning. If a guy comes in and acts like the boss he better have something to back it up.

Also, yes belichick is hard on his players. But he is the hardest on tom brady. He regularly will pick on tom on purpose. Its brady who is ok with it that is the key. When your best player gets criticised and accepts it, everyone else will too.

That's why they'll unfortunately be going down as the best coach-QB tandem of all time.

This should not change our game plan at all. The Jets held the ball for 45 minutes against this team, we need to take a page out of that Playbook. The absence of Peters will allow us to go over the top easier if they get into a one high safety in the passing game.